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Jungle-Mummy: He Knew You'd Pick Him! (Patch 6.4 - No future

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Spells:

Smite

Flash

Items

Start (SEE DETAILS!)

First Back (650G/725G)

Second Back (Min. 1400G, SEE DETAILS)

Early Core (2200G/2400G)

Mid-Core (5250G)

Finish (4800G)

Full Build

Always remember!

Viable Alternative Items

Ability Order

Amumu Passive Ability

Threats & Synergies

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Synergies

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Extreme Threats

Ideal Synergies

Shaco

Extreme

A good Shaco will abuse you early on. He can easily ambush you, so be very careful when face-checking bushes. Much like Kha, ward and keep your team aware.

Synergies

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Guide No Longer Updated

Hey friends,

First off, thanks for all the views and support that my guide has! I'm sure most people have noticed that it is quite out of date at this point. I have stopped playing LoL as of June, but I may start playing again in the future. Only time will tell. Until then, I hope the guide can still help some people out, though I can't honestly say whether anything is relevant anymore or not. Best of luck to you all!

Re-Release Notes/Patch Logs

IT'S HERE!

I've once again started maining Amumu (old habits die hard) and along with that I figured now is the best time to re-release my guide! There are a few pictures I intend to add later, but for now, I think the guide as a whole is at a point that I'm happy with.

I hope you enjoy it, and please don't hesitate to let me know if there are any errors/inconsistencies, as well as any questions!

PATCH COMMENTS

Season 5 patch comments have been moved to a spoiler section to avoid excess walls of text. Click below to see them. Otherwise, Season 6 patch comments are unhidden below.

Season 5 Patch Comments

Patch 5.4: Amumu is coming back slowly. He has always been good, but he's flown under the radar until now. He's seeing more play in mid-range ELOs, and we may see him sneak his way up higher as time goes on.

Patch 5.5: Rito showed some love to tanky junglers. With the introduction of the new jungle mini-sunfire item, I'll have to play around with the build path a bit. Since it doesn't stack with sunfire, itemization may be a bit different. Expect to see Amumu in more games, and he may even be b& every so often.

Patch 5.6: Buff barge helped others out. Nothing much has changed, though now for ranked play I use the first path featured in my guide.

Patch 5.7: Cinderhulk nerfs do have an effect on you, but just barely. Amumu already has one of the fastest clear-times as it is, so the changes are not detrimental to his playstyle. Amumu continues to climb to the top-tier junglers as the league of tanks becomes the meta.

Patch 5.8: I would make the argument that Amumu has officially reached god-tier status, and it seems others may agree (SEE). Riot is starting to show some love to the "Anti-tanks" with buffs to items like BotRK and Black Cleaver, so we may be seeing another meta change in a month or two if they continue this trend. Either way, Amumu should stay relevant no matter what the meta is.

Patch 5.9: Cinderhulk nerfs may change the damage Amumu will do in the long-term of a team-fight, but there's still plenty of damage to go around. Clear times will be upped. I did change the path a little bit, as I've been rushing cinderhulk lately instead of the mask.

Patch 5.15: Really the only changes here include the switch from Stalker's Blade to Ranger's Trailblazer. Stalker's is still a viable item, but in general Ranger's will yield better results in terms of sustain.

Patch 5.16: Forgot to mention this in the last update: With the changes to AP items, Amumu is quite broken, especially when ahead. The slow from Rylai's alone is absurdly strong, and when you finish Liandry's it's a super powerful combo. Unfortunately, his strength stands in the shadows of the FoTM Devourer junglers like Shyvana, WW, etc.

Patch 5.19: Really just changed the fun second build.

Season 6

Thoughts on Season 6: With all the changes going on in the current meta, it's truly difficult to say whether Amumu will be a strong preferred pick or not. Thus far, he seems balanced, but not quite as outright broken as other junglers.

Patch 6.1: Many players have tried out Runic Echos on Amumu, but it just doesn't jive with my play-style. I wouldn't say it's nonviable, it just isn't for me.

Patch 6.2: Changes to Flash mechanics should generally help most players when flashing walls to make plays. That's really the only change relevant to Amumu.

Patch 6.3: was reduced by 100G, but this is offset by the cost of Luci & Mobi Boots being increased by 100G. and are now gods, so NEVER pick Amumu into them, as you will get counter-jungled like mad. The new item, , is interesting, but it shouldn't really be too tough to deal with as Amumu.

Patch 6.4: Nerfs to Udyr and Xin are nice, but you still should never pick Amumu into either of them. Mercury's Tread have been buffed to 30% tenacity, which seems absurdly good at the moment. I am going to be trying out Merc's a lot more in ranked, and I will update the guide if I feel they're better than the alternatives.

Introduction/Who Am I

Hi there, and welcome to my guide: Jungle-Mummy! Allow me to introduce myself, I am Whale, or Demographics on League. As all guides should be, this is ALWAYS a work in progress. I am constantly adding sections, changing around masteries, runes, and adding more advanced topics as I master them. I hope you'll all enjoy this guide as much as I enjoy writing and updating it!

Before you dive into the guide, I'm sure you're asking why you should follow my guide. Though it's not for everyone, if you can relate to my play-style, then this guide is for you. This guide is for the players who:

If you can dig that, then this guide is for you.

Without further ado, let the guide begin!

Pros / Cons

Pros:

Cons:

Your Role as Amumu

As a jungling off-tank, you have three main roles:

You must do your best through in-game communication to make sure your team knows when you plan to implement these three responsibilities through your play-style. Communication is key!

Summoner Spells

is a must. Be sure to time smite correctly! There is now an icon that displays how much damage smite does, so be sure to refer to that.

is crucial to Amumu's placement. Using flash to position yourself in the middle of the enemy team for a great ult is your most valuable attribute. Do it!

Items

As with all guides, this is NOT a build you have to follow. This will simply give you a build that works against a general team. However, every team is different! There are other situational items that will work out very well against certain team types. Below is the reasoning I used for the items in the core build.

: This item gives a nice amount of health and another AOE DPS tool to add to your kit. This item also turns your smite into Chilling Smite, which seals movement speed from enemies, deals some true damage, and is great for ganks.

: These are going to help you get around the map -- fast. Also, it gives you the ability to get in position quicker than most. Mercury Treads are very viable as well.

: Your W will make little girls cry. When coupled with Rylai's, the burn effects are doubled. This item has perfect synergy with your kit.

: Replaced sunfire as your armor stat. This will boost your health and armor, and gives you the ability to slow enemies on command.

: This will give you more damage output, as well as providing a debuff for the enemy team. This works well with AP casters with a lot of AOE such as or .

: This item provides some great sticking potential along with a nice amount of health. As mentioned earlier, this has great synergy with Liandry's.

Runes & Masteries

I run these Runes for a few reasons:

1: Amumu is a heavy AOE champ, and MPen marks make sure the enemies feel your damage.
2: Movement speed on Amumu is amazing.
3: Armor/MR seals/glyphs are pretty standard & are good for the dives you'll inevitably be doing.

Masteries are geared toward giving you some survivability and utility early on that translates well into mid and late game.

If you want this section to include reasoning for each choice, I can add them, but at this point I do not plan on elaborating a whole lot.

Route

The routes are pretty standard. Graphics will be added at a later point.

Blue Side:
Golems>Red>Wraiths>Back&Buy>Blue>Gank Top

Purple Side:
Gromp>Blue>Red>Back&Buy>Gank?

Skill Activation Sequence/Ganking

Always lead with your , if possible. When you land it, activate right away to get the AOE damage. If done correctly, this will close a fairly large gap whenever it lands, and is a great surprise to those who don't have their wards placed. Once you arrive at your target, make sure you basic-attack him once to apply , then use . The sequence at a glance looks like this:

> > Basic Attack >

-or-

Q > W > AA > E

Landing all of the abilities, with the help of the laners on your team, will almost always lead to a kill and some good feelings between you and your team =)

Of course, in a team-fight, get to the middle of the enemy team and activate your ult.

CotSM

Your ultimate, , makes Amumu, well, Amumu. Let your team know if it isn't up. Players have a nasty habit of always assuming your ult is up, and if you sense a team-fight coming up but don't have your ult, tell your team. That will be the difference between a won and lost team-fight. People will anticipate for you to have your ult, and if you don't, they'll perform actions they otherwise wouldn't have.

Ranked Play

I figured I'd put this chapter here to tell you a little bit about my ranked experience with .

is no longer a standard ban during ranked play. He is open in almost every game you will join. Personally, I've been playing Amumu for about 3 years, and I can say with certainty that this guide is tested & proven up to Platinum ELO. My stats are listed below:

Summary

As I said before, this is not an in-depth guide. It should be looked at as a resource for suggestions and possible tactics. can be very powerful if used right, and has great sustain with a huge about of damage output as well. Feel free to leave feedback, and please rate it if you like it! Thanks,

Whale - MOBAFire
Demographics - League

tl;dr: Mumu is tank. Use stun. Happy face.